The modern startup gets a lot of attention these days. Investors hoping to ensnare the illusive “unicorn” status that might...
If you had to pick the ten most beautifully designed sports cars, chances are most of the list would contain...
Every year the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance offers a spectacular showing of amazing cars. I am fortunate to get a front row seat to the event as a class judge. I could write an entire article on the judging experience, remarkable cars, dedicated people and history of this amazing event,...
We purchased a 1964 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL in the early 1980s. The car came out of Dekalb, Georgia, so it...
History lauds volumes of praise to those who are first. Thinking back to 1964, many will recall a short wheelbase,...
Mention Lamborghini to any vintage enthusiast and the conversation will likely focus on the Countach or Miura. Of course, these two juggernauts of design and performance excellence are among the most beautiful and unique sports cars ever conceived, yet during production of both these iconic Lamboghinis, the Espada lurks, almost...
Long before books were sold online, before you could shop for anything and have it delivered to your door, or...
After leaving Lotus, I was “sucked in” by Don Nichols and rejoined Shadow. He said James Hunt would be our...
Regular readers of this column will know that I delight in the obscure, so imagine my joy when at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed, I finally came face to face with a 1955 Abarth 207. This was an achingly pretty Fiat-engined 1100 cc sports racer built with SCCA racing...
Few motoring experiences can compare to the exhilaration of driving a convertible sports car. The open road before you, the...
This is my 50th article for Vintage Road & Racecar. I didn’t realize it until my editor sent me a thank...
The BMW 507 is frequently cited as one of the most beautifully designed cars regardless of era, origin or classification. Designer Albrecht Goertz penned a lithe sports car with near perfect proportions, taut surfacing and brilliant branding signature, resulting in a timeless expression of BMW’s heritage. At age 24, Goertz arrived in...
Developed first as a show car to celebrate the Ford Centennial, the Ford GT40 concept car came as a big...
I love good pesto. It has all the right ingredients for a wonderful meal. Cheese, basil, olive oil, all ground...
The remarkable Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale must be counted as among the most beautiful sports car designs of the twentieth century. Penned by the prolific and gifted Bertone designer Franco Scaglione, the Sprint Speciale was highly influenced by sculptural experimentations revealed in the extraordinary aerodynamic studies achieved in the B.A.T....
We’re all creatures of water. Millions of years ago we emerged from a boiling primordial stew as multi-cell organisms, evolved...
Car Design is a wicked beast. The purpose of design is to create both alluring and engaging combinations of mechanical...
When car companies build futuristic concepts for tomorrow, they are usually exotic cars with sporty, low-profile bodies, and technologically advanced interiors. Show cars are often built around improbable dreams of tomorrow, and are decidedly impractical. Even if they are dreamy notions of what the future might be, it’s still fun...
I graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1987. MTV was in full swing, Compact Disc players were the...
I’ve been revisiting a series of cars recently from the period of my youth. There’s something to be said about...
Italians do some great things with cars. Well, to be fair, they pretty much do everything with a great deal of artistry and passion. It doesn’t take much to get into their history of art, sculpture, music, food, dance, and cars to realize how captivating their culture is. But my...
For such a clean and beautiful design, the 1963-1977 Alfa Romeo GT is confusingly burdened with many different names. Officially,...
There is something so unmistakably compelling about the sports cars produced in the 1960s. Beautifully formed, sculpturally exquisite, and modestly detailed, no country did it better than Italy and no car company was more adventurous with their cars than Alfa Romeo. Hundreds of books have been written on the engineering...
If you had to pick just one icon of American sports car performance, it’s a safe bet that the Corvette...
GT350 Dear Editor, As a 30-plus year owner of a GT350H, the Hertz car on the cover of your Roadcar...
July 2017 Porsche 914 – The Racing History By Roy Smith Writing about a subject is relatively easy when there isare plenty of period pieces from which to glean information, but with little research material available and certainly no books on the subject, celebrated author Roy Smith has had the...
Every year flocks of determined swallows return to mission San Juan Capistrano, California – a journey of 6,000 miles. It’s...
Red Line Oil Most classic car enthusiasts would sooner pour water into their crankcase before using synthetic oil in vintage...
Car design has always been a passion of mine. The idea that you can begin with just a drawing, blend a series of mechanical components, and derive an object not only suitable for functional transport, but also something exciting to look at and experience, is an enormously compelling endeavor for...
